Unattributed English translation of Fontenelle's original French 'Eloge du Chevalier Newton' (1727)

[2] 30 pp.

[3]

in English

[4] 10 pp.

[5]

in English

[6]

Suggestions about the wording of an epitaph for Newton.

[7] 3 pp.

[8]

in English

[9]

A continuation of the remarks made in Keynes Ms. 96(F).

[10]

Suggestions about the wording and design of an epitaph for Newton.

[11] 1 p.

[12]

in English

[13]

Concerning a proposed memorial to Newton.

[14] 1 p.

[15]

in English

[16]

A copy by John Conduitt of notes and reminiscences relating to Newton given him by de Moivre.

[17] 5 pp.

[18]

in English

[19]

The page here designated f. 3rA has been affixed to the original f. 3r. It appears to be an earlier draft, also in Conduitt's hand, of the preceding passage on f. 2v, and concludes with an asterisk linking it to the beginning of f. 3r proper.

[20] 31 pp.

[21]

in English

[22]
Drafts of various sections of the Memoir of Newton [Keynes Ms. 129.02]
Keynes Ms. 129

[23]

A revised version of f. 10v, in Catherine Conduitt's hand and here designated 10vB, is pinned onto the original f. 10v.

[24] 20 pp.

[25]

in English

[26]
French translation of Conduitt's memoir and of the report of Newton's funeral from the London Gazette [Keynes Ms. 129.03]
Keynes Ms. 129
Fair copy of the Memoir of Newton [Keynes Ms. 129.01]

[27] 27 pp.

[28]

in French

[29]
Three drafts of a letter from John Conduitt to Bernard de Fontenelle offering him Conduitt's Memoir of Newton, and draft of a letter from Conduitt to Horace Walpole [Keynes Ms. 129.04]
Keynes Ms. 129
Drafts of various sections of the Memoir of Newton [Keynes Ms. 129.02]

[30] 5 pp.

[31]

in French

[32]
Letter from Bernard de Fontenelle to John Conduitt, dated 14 April 1727 (new style) [Keynes Ms. 129.05]
Keynes Ms. 129
French translation of Conduitt's memoir and of the report of Newton's funeral from the London Gazette [Keynes Ms. 129.03]

[33] 3 pp.

[34]

in French

[35]
Draft letter from John Conduitt to Bernard de Fontenelle, c. 21 July 1727 [Keynes Ms. 129.06]
Keynes Ms. 129
Three drafts of a letter from John Conduitt to Bernard de Fontenelle offering him Conduitt's Memoir of Newton, and draft of a letter from Conduitt to Horace Walpole [Keynes Ms. 129.04]

Note on dating: in Keynes Ms. 129 (G), which is dated 31 July 1727, Conduitt tells Fontenelle he had sent him his memoir of Newton ten days earlier. This is a (very rough) draft of the covering letter.

The promised second part of the essay is not included in Conduitt's collection of cuttings.

[69] 8 pp.

[70]
Account of Newton's life before going to university [Keynes Ms. 130.02]
Keynes Ms. 130

[71] 36 pp.

[72]
Draft account of Newton's early life [Keynes Ms. 130.03]
Keynes Ms. 130
Four draft plans for 'An Account of the State of Philosophy in general when Sr Isaac Newton first appeared' [Keynes Ms. 130.01]

[73]

Conduitt had a habit of using underlining to highlight words and passages not for emphasis but because he was considering them for deletion or replacement. Often, alternative text is inserted above the underlined section or in the margin. In some cases the underlined text is indeed deleted, but in many it is not, probably because Conduitt was keeping his options open. This transcription records Conduitt's practice exactly, with the result that passages marked for possible deletion will appear (underlined) even in the normalised view and even if they disrupt the grammatical sense. Readers should bear in mind this special significance of the underlining.

[74] 43 pp.

[75]
Draft account of Newton's life at Cambridge [Keynes Ms. 130.04]
Keynes Ms. 130
Account of Newton's life before going to university [Keynes Ms. 130.02]

[76]

Several minor additions and emendations, together with the whole of f. 2v, are in Catherine Conduitt's hand and in pencil.